Page 19 - Solar Power

Centre to raise tariff barriers on imported solar and wind equipment

The development comes at a time when India continues to explore all possible options when it comes to bridging its enormous trade deficit with manufacturing powerhouse China

Pallonji, ReNew Power to invest Rs 750 cr in UP solar power project

The companies will develop 150 mw floating solar power project in Sonbhadra

Total & EDF Renewables to develop 700 MW solar projects in India

With a planned production of nearly 1,200 Gwh per year, these solar PV projects will generate the energy required to meet the annual electricity needs of 1.1 mn Indian homes

Four-fold rise in total solar capacity but rooftop meets just 10% of target

Rooftop installations are seen critical to India achieving its 175 Gw of renewable energy capacity by 2022

Rooftop solar power must for India to meet 175 Gw energy goal by 2022

According to IEEFA estimates, for the next three years, solar rooftop installation will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 50 per cent

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy okays 18 Mw solar rooftop plan in Odisha

The cost for development of 1 Mw of rooftop solar project is roughly estimated at Rs 7 crore

Solar installation stood at 8.3 GW in 2018, Adani top project developer

In 2018, the top 10 rooftop solar installers accounted for just 30 per cent of the installed capacity in India

Solar panels floating on liquid waste: How a mine in Chile powers itself

The pilot project is expected to generate 150,000 kilowatt-hours a year and help power the operations there

Cabinet nod for long-pending KUSUM, 40GW solar rooftop schemes

The long-pending KUSUM scheme (Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) was approved by the CCEA

Six extensions later, govt cancels sole bid for solar unit, power plant

Centre fails to garner sufficient interest in project nine months after tender, as players shy away citing lack of funding support; govt may start process all over again

Road map for a solar surge

With the urban focus of India's solar power policy encountering space limitations, the government should tap the enormous potential that exists in rural areas

Solar power players miffed with Haryana's policy hurdles, high land costs

The state had made lofty claims of setting 2,000 Mw projects at an estimated investment of Rs 80 billion; not even one has seen the light of day

Adani Group, Tata Power, NTPC win bids for UP solar energy projects

Adityanath govt targeting Rs 500-bn investment in solar power space

Solar installations see 4% drop in Q3 due to lack of clarity around GST

Large-scale installations during the third quarter of 2018 totalled 1,154 MW compared to 1,244 MW in second quarter 2018 and 2,013 MW in Q3 2017

Identify the right levers

A virtuous cycle can be created in areas like climate change where supportive policy can help cut cost of carbon reduction technologies

India must tap new debt, equity routes to meet 100-Gw solar target: Report

India has 23 Gw of installed capacity in solar power at present

Govt's first solar panel manufacturing tender draws zero response

The tender for setting up solar cell and module manufacturing plant in India on "build own operate" basis was issued in May 2018

Solar power leads capacity growth in April-July as coal generation falls

Under the guidelines laid out by Central Electricity Authority, thermal plants that have completed 25 years will either wind up or switch to less polluting, super-critical technologies

Rooftop solar power systems pay off in long run despite high upfront costs

You can recover your money in four or five years and then enjoy free power. Besides, you will be doing your bit for the environment

Safeguards duty on solar cell import could increase costs of new projects

The solar industry had calculated that this duty imposition would lead to an escalation of 50-60 paise in the final solar tariff